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//--></script></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="book" title="Mechanical APDL Command Reference"><div class="toc"><a name="ansys.cmd.dict"></a><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1.html">1. About This Reference</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_2_1.html">1.1. Conventions Used in This Reference</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_2_1.html#aIcomd24mcm">1.1.1. Product Codes</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_2_1.html#cmdappprod32300">1.1.2. Applicable Products</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_2_2.html">1.2.  Product Capabilities</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_2_3.html">1.3. Terminology</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html">1.4. Command Characteristics</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aq97Sq201ctg">1.4.1. Data Input</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aOG6vq3e1mcm">1.4.2. Free-Format Input</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aPG6vq66mcm">1.4.3. Nonrestrictive Data Input</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aPG6vqd8mcm">1.4.4. Condensed Data Input</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aPG6vq14cmcm">1.4.5. Units</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aPG6vq1bamcm">1.4.6. Command and Argument Defaults</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#aPG6vq22amcm">1.4.7. File Names</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="Hlp_C_CH1_3.html#PG6vq298mcm">1.4.8. Star and Slash Commands</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2.html">2. Command Groupings</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_1.html">2.1. SESSION Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_2.html">2.2. DATABASE Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_3.html">2.3. GRAPHICS Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_4.html">2.4. APDL Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_5.html">2.5. PREP7 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_6.html">2.6. SOLUTION Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_7.html">2.7. POST1 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_8.html">2.8. POST26 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_9.html">2.9. AUX2 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2AUX3.html">2.10. AUX3 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_10.html">2.11. AUX12 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_11.html">2.12. AUX15 Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="cmdsmapgroup.html">2.13. Mapping Processor Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2PDS.html">2.14. PROBABILISTIC Design Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2_14.html">2.15. DISPLAY Program Commands</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="Hlp_C_CH2ROM.html">2.16. REDUCED Order Modeling Commands</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="chapter"><a href="Hlp_C_CH3.html">3. Command Dictionary</a></span></dt><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_conn_cmds.html">I. Connection Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CAT5IN.html"><span class="command"><strong>~CAT5IN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a <span class="filename"><strong>.CATPart</strong></span> file into the ANSYS
program.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CATIAIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>~CATIAIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a CATIA model into the ANSYS program.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PARAIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>~PARAIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a Parasolid file into the ANSYS program.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PROEIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>~PROEIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a Creo Parametric part into the ANSYS program.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SATIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>~SATIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a <span class="filename"><strong>.SAT</strong></span> file into the ANSYS
program.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UGIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>~UGIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers an NX part into the ANSYS program.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_A_TOC.html">II. A Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_A.html"><span class="command"><strong>A</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an area by connecting keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AADD.html"><span class="command"><strong>AADD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds separate areas to create a single area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AATT.html"><span class="command"><strong>AATT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Associates element attributes with the selected, unmeshed areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ABEXTRACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>ABEXTRACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Extracts the alpha-beta damping multipliers for Rayleigh damping.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ABBR.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ABBR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an abbreviation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ABBRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>ABBRES</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads abbreviations from a coded file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ABBSAV.html"><span class="command"><strong>ABBSAV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes the current abbreviation set to a coded file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ABS.html"><span class="command"><strong>ABS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the absolute value of a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ACCAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>ACCAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Concatenates multiple areas in preparation for mapped meshing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ACCOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>ACCOPTION</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies GPU accelerator capability options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ACEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ACEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the linear acceleration of the global Cartesian
reference frame for the analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ACLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>ACLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes nodes and area elements associated with selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADAMS.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADAMS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs solutions and writes flexible body information to a modal
neutral file (<span class="filename"><strong>Jobname.MNF</strong></span>) for use in an ADAMS analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADAPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADAPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adaptively meshes and solves a model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADD.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds (sums) variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADDAM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADDAM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the acceleration spectrum computation constants for
the analysis of shock resistance of shipboard structures.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes unmeshed areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADGL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADGL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists keypoints of an area that lie on a parametric degeneracy.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ADRAG.html"><span class="command"><strong>ADRAG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates areas by dragging a line pattern along a path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AESIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>AESIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the element size to be meshed onto areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AFILLT.html"><span class="command"><strong>AFILLT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a fillet at the intersection of two areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AFLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>AFLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the current data in the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AFSURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>AFSURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates surface elements overlaid on the surface of existing
solid elements and assigns the extra node as the closest fluid element node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AFUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*AFUN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies units for angular functions in parameter expressions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>AGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional areas from a pattern of areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AGLUE.html"><span class="command"><strong>AGLUE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates new areas by "gluing" areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AINA.html"><span class="command"><strong>AINA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the intersection of areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AINP.html"><span class="command"><strong>AINP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the pairwise intersection of areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AINV.html"><span class="command"><strong>AINV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the intersection of an area with a volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AL.html"><span class="command"><strong>AL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates an area bounded by previously defined lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ALIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>ALIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the defined areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ALLSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ALLSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects all entities with a single command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ALPHAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>ALPHAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the mass matrix multiplier for damping.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>AMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a 2-D mapped mesh based on specified area corners.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>AMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes and area elements within areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AN3D.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AN3D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies 3-D annotation functions</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANCNTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANCNTR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of a contoured deformed shape.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANCUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANCUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of Q-slices.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANCYC.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANCYC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies a traveling wave animation to graphics data in
a modal cyclic symmetry analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays animated graphics data for nonlinear problems.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANDSCL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANDSCL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of a deformed shape.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANDYNA.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANDYNA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of contour values through substeps.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANFILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ANFILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Saves or resumes an animation sequence to or from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANFLOW.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANFLOW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of particle flow in a flowing fluid
or a charged particle traveling in an electric or magnetic field.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANGLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ANGLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Rotates the display about an axis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANHARM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANHARM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of
time-harmonic results or complex mode shapes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANIM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANIM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays animated graphics data for linear problems.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANISOS.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANISOS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of an isosurface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANMODE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANMODE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an animated sequence of a mode shape.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANMRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANMRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs animation of results over multiple results files in an
explicit dynamic structural analysis or fluid flow analysis with remeshing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANNOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ANNOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates graphics for annotating displays (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANORM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANORM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reorients area normals.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies averaged nodal data to be stored from the results
file in the solution coordinate system. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANSTOAQWA.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANSTOAQWA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates an AQWA-LINE input file from the current ANSYS
model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANSTOASAS.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANSTOASAS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates an ASAS input file from the current ANSYS model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces a  sequential contour animation over a range of time.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ANTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the analysis type and restart status.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ANUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ANUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the annotation number, type, and hot spot (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AOFFST.html"><span class="command"><strong>AOFFST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates an area, offset from a given area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AOVLAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>AOVLAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Overlaps areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_APLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>APLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_APPEND.html"><span class="command"><strong>APPEND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads data from the results file and appends it to the
database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_APTN.html"><span class="command"><strong>APTN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Partitions areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ARCLEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>ARCLEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates the arc-length method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ARCTRM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ARCTRM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls termination of the solution
when the arc-length method is used.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AREAS.html"><span class="command"><strong>AREAS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Areas" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AREFINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>AREFINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Refines the mesh around specified areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AREMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>AREMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates an area in which to create a new mesh for rezoning. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AREVERSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>AREVERSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reverses the normal of an area, regardless of its connectivity
or mesh status.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AROTAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>AROTAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates cylindrical areas by rotating a line pattern about an
axis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ARSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ARSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a scaled set of areas from a pattern of areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ARSYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ARSYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates areas from an area pattern by symmetry reflection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASBA.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASBA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts areas from areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASBL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASBL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts lines from areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASBV.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASBV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts volumes from areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASBW.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASBW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts the intersection of the working plane from areas (divides
areas).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASCRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASCRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the output type for an acoustic scattering analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASIFILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASIFILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes or reads one-way acoustic-structural coupling data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASK.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ASK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prompts the user to input a parameter value.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASKIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASKIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates an area by "skinning" a surface through guiding lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASLL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASLL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those areas containing the selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those areas contained in the selected volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the output type of an acoustic scattering analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASSIGN.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ASSIGN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reassigns a file name to an ANSYS file identifier.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASUB.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASUB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates an area using the shape of an existing area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ASUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ASUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected
areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ATAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>ATAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the arctangent of a complex variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ATRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>ATRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a pattern of areas to another coordinate system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ATYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ATYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Analysis types" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AUTO.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AUTO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Resets the focus and distance specifications to "automatically
calculated."</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AUTOTS.html"><span class="command"><strong>AUTOTS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether to use automatic time stepping or load
stepping.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AUX2.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AUX2</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the binary file dumping processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AUX3_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AUX3</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the results file editing processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AUX12.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AUX12</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the radiation processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AUX15.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AUX15</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the IGES file transfer processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AVPRIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>AVPRIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies how principal and vector sums are to be calculated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AVRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>AVRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies how results data will be averaged when PowerGraphics
is enabled.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AWAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>AWAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies input data for an acoustic incident wave.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AXLAB.html"><span class="command"><strong>/AXLAB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Labels the X and Y axes on graph displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_AXPY.html"><span class="command"><strong>*AXPY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs the matrix operation M2= v*M1 + w*M2.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_B_TOC.html">III. B Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BATCH.html"><span class="command"><strong>/BATCH</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the program mode to "batch."</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BCSOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>BCSOPTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Sets memory option for the sparse solver.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BETAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>BETAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the stiffness matrix multiplier for damping.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BF.html"><span class="command"><strong>BF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a nodal body force load.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFA.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a body force load on an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFADELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFADELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes body force loads on an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFALIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFALIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the body force loads on an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFCUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFCUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that nodal body force loads are to be accumulated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes nodal body force loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an element body force load.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFECUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFECUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether to ignore subsequent element body force
loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFEDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFEDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes element body force loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFELIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFELIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the element body force loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFESCAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFESCAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales element body force loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates the body force interpolation operation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFK.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a body force load at a keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFKDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFKDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes body force loads at a keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFKLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFKLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the body force loads at keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFL.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a body force load on a line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFLDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFLDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes body force loads on a line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the body force loads on nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFLLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFLLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the body force loads on a line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales body force loads at nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers solid model body force loads to the finite element model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFUNIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFUNIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns a uniform body force load to all nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFV.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a body force load on a volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFVDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFVDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes body force loads on a volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BFVLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>BFVLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the body force loads on a volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BIOOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>BIOOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Biot-Savart options" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BIOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>BIOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the Biot-Savart source magnetic field intensity.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BLC4.html"><span class="command"><strong>BLC4</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a rectangular area or block volume by corner points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BLC5.html"><span class="command"><strong>BLC5</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a rectangular area or block volume by center and corner
points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BLOCK.html"><span class="command"><strong>BLOCK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a block volume based on working plane coordinates.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BOOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>BOOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Booleans" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BOPTN.html"><span class="command"><strong>BOPTN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies Boolean operation options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSAX.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSAX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the axial strain and axial force relationship for beam
sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSMD.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSMD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies mass per unit length
for a nonlinear general beam section.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSM1.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSM1</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the bending curvature and moment relationship in plane
XZ for beam sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSM2.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSM2</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the bending curvature and moment relationship in plane
XY for beam sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSPLIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSPLIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a single line from a spline fit to a series of keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSS1.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSS1</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the transverse shear strain and force relationship in
plane XZ for beam sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSS2.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSS2</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the transverse shear strain and force relationship in
plane XY for beam sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSTE.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSTE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a thermal expansion coefficient for a nonlinear
general beam section.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BSTQ.html"><span class="command"><strong>BSTQ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the cross section twist and torque relationship for
beam sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BTOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>BTOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the Boolean operation tolerances.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_BUCOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>BUCOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies buckling analysis options.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_C_CTOC.html">IV. C Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_C.html"><span class="command"><strong>C***</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Places a comment in the output.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>CALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Calculation settings" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CAMPBELL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CAMPBELL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prepares the result file for a subsequent Campbell diagram
of a prestressed structure. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CBDOF.html"><span class="command"><strong>CBDOF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates cut-boundary interpolation (for submodeling).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CBMD.html"><span class="command"><strong>CBMD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies preintegrated section mass matrix for composite-beam
sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CBMX.html"><span class="command"><strong>CBMX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies preintegrated cross-section stiffness for composite
beam sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CBTE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CBTE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a thermal expansion coefficient for a composite
beam section. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CBTMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>CBTMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a temperature for composite-beam input. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CDOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CDOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies format to be used for archiving geometry.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CDREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>CDREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads a file of solid model and database information into
the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CDWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CDWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes geometry and load database items to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a constraint equation relating degrees of freedom.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CECHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>CECHECK</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Check constraint equations and couplings for rigid body
motions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CECMOD.html"><span class="command"><strong>CECMOD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies the constant term of a constraint equation during solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CECYC.html"><span class="command"><strong>CECYC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates the constraint equations for a cyclic symmetry
analysis</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CEDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CEDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes constraint equations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CEINTF.html"><span class="command"><strong>CEINTF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates constraint equations at an interface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CELIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>CELIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the constraint equations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CENTER.html"><span class="command"><strong>CENTER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a node at the center of curvature of 2 or 3 nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CEQN.html"><span class="command"><strong>CEQN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Constraint equations" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CERIG.html"><span class="command"><strong>CERIG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a rigid region.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CESGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>CESGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a set of constraint equations from existing sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CFACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CFACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines complex scaling factors to be used with operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CFCLOS.html"><span class="command"><strong>*CFCLOS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Closes the "command" file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CFOPEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*CFOPEN</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Opens a "command" file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CFWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*CFWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes an ANSYS command (or similar string) to a "command" file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CFORMAT_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CFORMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the graphical display of alphanumeric character strings
for parameters, components, assemblies, and tables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CGLOC.html"><span class="command"><strong>CGLOC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the origin location of the acceleration coordinate
system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CGOMGA.html"><span class="command"><strong>CGOMGA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational velocity of the global origin.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CGROW.html"><span class="command"><strong>CGROW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines crack-growth information</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>CHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Checks current database items for completeness.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CHKMSH.html"><span class="command"><strong>CHKMSH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Checks area and volume entities for previous meshes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines parameters associated with fracture parameter
calculations</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CIRCLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CIRCLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates circular arc lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CISOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CISOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Stores fracture parameter information in a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CLABEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CLABEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies contour labeling.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Clears the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CLOCAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CLOCAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local coordinate system relative to the active coordinate
system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CLOG.html"><span class="command"><strong>CLOG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the common log of a variable</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CLOG_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CLOG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Copies the session log file to a named file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CLRMSHLN.html"><span class="command"><strong>CLRMSHLN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Clears meshed entities.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CM.html"><span class="command"><strong>CM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Groups geometry items into a component.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMACEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMACEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the translational acceleration of an element
component</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes an existing or creates a new color mapping table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMATRIX.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMATRIX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs electrostatic field solutions and calculates
the self and mutual capacitances between multiple conductors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a component or assembly definition.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMDOMEGA.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMDOMEGA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational acceleration of an element component
about a user-defined rotational axis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMEDIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMEDIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Edits an existing assembly.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMGRP.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMGRP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Groups components and assemblies into an assembly.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the contents of a component or assembly.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMMOD.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMMOD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies the specification of a component.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMOMEGA.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMOMEGA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational velocity of an element component
about a user-defined rotational axis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the entities contained in a component or assembly.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMROTATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMROTATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational velocity of an element component
in a brake squeal analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of components and assemblies.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMSFILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMSFILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a list of component mode synthesis (CMS) results files
for plotting results on the assembly.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMSOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMSOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies component mode synthesis (CMS) analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CMWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CMWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes node and element components and assemblies to a
file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CNCHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>CNCHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Provides and/or adjusts the initial status of contact
pairs.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CNKMOD.html"><span class="command"><strong>CNKMOD</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies contact element key options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CNTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>CNTR</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Redirects contact pair output quantities to a text file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CNVTOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CNVTOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets convergence values for nonlinear analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COLOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/COLOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the color mapping for various items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COM.html"><span class="command"><strong>/COM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Places a comment in the output.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>*COMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Compresses the columns of a matrix using a specified algorithm.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COMBINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>COMBINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Combines distributed memory parallel (Distributed ANSYS) files.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COMPRESS.html"><span class="command"><strong>COMPRESS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes all specified sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CON4.html"><span class="command"><strong>CON4</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a conical volume anywhere on the working plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CONE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CONE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a conical volume centered about the working plane origin.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CONFIG.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CONFIG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns values to ANSYS configuration parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CONJUG.html"><span class="command"><strong>CONJUG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the complex conjugate of a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CONTOUR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CONTOUR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the uniform contour values on stress displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COPY.html"><span class="command"><strong>/COPY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Copies a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CORIOLIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>CORIOLIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies the Coriolis effect to a rotating structure.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COUPLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>COUPLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Node coupling" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_COVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>COVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines PSD cospectral values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CP.html"><span class="command"><strong>CP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines (or modifies) a set of coupled degrees of freedom.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPCYC.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPCYC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Couples the two side faces of a cyclically symmetric model for
loadings that are the same on every segment.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes coupled degree of freedom sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPINTF.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPINTF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines coupled degrees of freedom at an interface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPLANE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CPLANE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the cutting plane for section and capped displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPLGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPLGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates sets of coupled nodes from an existing set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the coupled degree of freedom sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPMERGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPMERGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Merges different couple sets with duplicate degrees of
freedom into one couple set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPNGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPNGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines, modifies, or adds to a set of coupled degrees of freedom.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CPSGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>CPSGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates sets of coupled nodes from existing sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CQC.html"><span class="command"><strong>CQC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the complete quadratic mode combination method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CREATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*CREATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Opens (creates) a macro file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CRPLIM.html"><span class="command"><strong>CRPLIM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the creep criterion for automatic time stepping.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CS.html"><span class="command"><strong>CS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local coordinate system by three node locations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CSCIR.html"><span class="command"><strong>CSCIR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Locates the singularity for non-Cartesian local coordinate systems.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CSDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CSDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes local coordinate systems.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CSKP.html"><span class="command"><strong>CSKP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local coordinate system by three keypoint locations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CSLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>CSLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists coordinate systems.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CSWPLA.html"><span class="command"><strong>CSWPLA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local coordinate system at the origin of the working
plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CSYS.html"><span class="command"><strong>CSYS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates a previously defined coordinate system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the type of contour display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CURR2D.html"><span class="command"><strong>CURR2D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates current flow in a 2-D conductor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CUTCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CUTCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls time-step cutback during a nonlinear solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies nonuniform contour values on stress displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>CVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Computes covariance between two quantities.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CWD_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CWD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes the current working directory.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCEXPAND_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/CYCEXPAND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Graphically expands displacements, stresses and strains
of a cyclically symmetric model. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCFILES.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYCFILES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the data files where results are to be found
for a cyclic harmonic mode-superposition analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCFREQ.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYCFREQ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies solution options for a cyclic symmetry mode
superposition harmonic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*CYCLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Bypasses commands within a do-loop.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCLIC.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYCLIC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a cyclic symmetry analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYCOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies solution options for a cyclic symmetry analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYCPHASE.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYCPHASE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Provides tools for determining minimum and maximum possible result
values from frequency couplets produced in a modal cyclic symmetry analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYL4.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYL4</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a circular area or cylindrical volume anywhere on the
working plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYL5.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYL5</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a circular area or cylindrical volume by end points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CYLIND.html"><span class="command"><strong>CYLIND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a cylindrical volume centered about the working plane
origin.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CZDEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>CZDEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Edits or clears cohesive zone sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_CZMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>CZMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Create and mesh an interface area composed of cohesive zone elements.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_D_TOC.html">V. D Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_D.html"><span class="command"><strong>D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines degree-of-freedom constraints at nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DA.html"><span class="command"><strong>DA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines degree-of-freedom constraints on areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DADELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DADELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes degree-of-freedom constraints on an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DALIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>DALIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the DOF constraints on an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DAMORPH.html"><span class="command"><strong>DAMORPH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Move nodes in selected areas to conform to structural displacements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>DATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads data records from a file into a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DATADEF.html"><span class="command"><strong>DATADEF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Directly defined data status" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DCGOMG.html"><span class="command"><strong>DCGOMG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational acceleration of the global origin.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DCUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>DCUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that DOF constraint values are to be accumulated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DCVSWP.html"><span class="command"><strong>DCVSWP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs a DC voltage sweep on a ROM element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes degree-of-freedom constraints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DDOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>DDOPTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Sets domain decomposer option for Distributed ANSYS.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DEACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>DEACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Element birth and death" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DEFINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DEFINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Data definition settings" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>*DEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a parameter or parameters (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DELETE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DELETE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies sets in the results file to be deleted before
postprocessing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DELETE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DELETE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DELTIM.html"><span class="command"><strong>DELTIM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the time step sizes to be used for the current
load step.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DEMORPH.html"><span class="command"><strong>DEMORPH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Move nodes in selected elements to conform to structural displacements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DERIV.html"><span class="command"><strong>DERIV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Differentiates a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DESIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DESIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls default element sizes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DESOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>DESOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines or modifies solution results at a node of an element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DETAB.html"><span class="command"><strong>DETAB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies element table results in the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DEVDISP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DEVDISP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls graphics device options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DEVICE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DEVICE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls graphics device options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DFLAB.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DFLAB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes degree-of-freedom labels for user custom elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DFLX.html"><span class="command"><strong>DFLX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Imposes a uniform magnetic flux B on an edge-element electromagnetic
model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DIG.html"><span class="command"><strong>DIG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Digitizes nodes to a surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DIGIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>DIGIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Node digitizing" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DIM.html"><span class="command"><strong>*DIM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an array parameter and its dimensions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DIRECTORY.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DIRECTORY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Put the file names in the current directory into a string parameter
array.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DISPLAY.html"><span class="command"><strong>DISPLAY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Display settings" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the viewing distance for magnifications and perspective.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DJ.html"><span class="command"><strong>DJ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies boundary conditions on the components of relative
motion of a joint element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DJDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DJDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes boundary conditions on the components
of relative motion of a joint element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DJLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>DJLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists boundary conditions applied to joint elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DK.html"><span class="command"><strong>DK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines DOF constraints at keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DKDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DKDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes DOF constraints at a keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DKLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>DKLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the DOF constraints at keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DL.html"><span class="command"><strong>DL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines DOF constraints on lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DLDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DLDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes DOF constraints on a line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>DLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists DOF constraints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DLLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>DLLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists DOF constraints on a line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*DMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a dense matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DMOVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DMOVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Digitizes nodes on surfaces and along intersections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DMPEXT.html"><span class="command"><strong>DMPEXT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Extracts modal damping coefficients in a specified frequency range.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DMPOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>DMPOPTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies distributed memory parallel (Distributed ANSYS) file
combination options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DMPRAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>DMPRAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets a constant modal damping ratio.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DMPSTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>DMPSTR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets a constant structural damping coefficient.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DNSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>DNSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines or modifies solution results at a node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DO.html"><span class="command"><strong>*DO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the beginning of a do-loop.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DOF.html"><span class="command"><strong>DOF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds degrees of freedom to the current DOF set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DOFSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>DOFSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a DOF label set for reference by other commands.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DOMEGA.html"><span class="command"><strong>DOMEGA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational acceleration of the structure.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*DOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Computes the dot (or inner) product of two vectors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DOWHILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*DOWHILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Loops repeatedly through the next <a href="Hlp_C_ENDDO.html" class="olink"><span class="command"><strong>*ENDDO</strong></span></a> command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales DOF constraint values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSCALE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the displacement multiplier for displacement displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSET.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the scale and drawing plane orientation for a digitizing
tablet.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSPOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSPOPTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Sets memory option for the distributed sparse solver.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the double sum mode combination method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the surface upon which digitized nodes lie.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies symmetry or antisymmetry degree-of-freedom
constraints on nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DSYS.html"><span class="command"><strong>DSYS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates a display coordinate system for geometry listings and
plots.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>DTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers solid model DOF constraints to the finite element model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DUMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>DUMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Dumps the contents of a binary file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DV3D.html"><span class="command"><strong>/DV3D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets 3-D device option modes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>DVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines values at enforced base.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DVMORPH.html"><span class="command"><strong>DVMORPH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Move nodes in selected volumes to conform to structural displacements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_DYNOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>DYNOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Dynamic analysis options" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_E_TOC.html">VI. E Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_E.html"><span class="command"><strong>E</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an element by node connectivity.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EALIVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EALIVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reactivates an element (for the birth and death capability).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDADAPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDADAPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates adaptive meshing in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns mesh smoothing to explicit dynamic elements that
use the ALE formulation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDASMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDASMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a part assembly to be used in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDBOUND.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDBOUND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a boundary plane for sliding or cyclic symmetry.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDBX.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDBX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a box shaped volume to be used in a contact definition
for explicit dynamics.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDBVIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDBVIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies global bulk viscosity coefficients for an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCADAPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCADAPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies adaptive meshing controls for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies contact parameters for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists contact entity specifications in an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCMORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCMORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies additional contact parameters for a given contact definition
in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCNSTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCNSTR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines various types of constraints for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCONTACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCONTACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies contact surface controls for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCPU.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCPU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies CPU time limit for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCRB.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCRB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Constrains two rigid bodies to act as one in an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCSC.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCSC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether to use subcycling in an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCTS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCTS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies mass scaling and scale factor of computed time step
for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDCURVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDCURVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies data curves for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDDAMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDDAMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines mass weighted (Alpha) or stiffness weighted (Beta)
damping for an explicit dynamics model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDDBL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDDBL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Selects a numerical precision type of the explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDDC.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDDC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes or deactivates/reactivates contact surface specifications
in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDDRELAX.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDDRELAX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates initialization to a prescribed geometry or dynamic relaxation
for the explicit analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDDUMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDDUMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies output frequency for the explicit dynamic restart file
(d3dump).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes selected elements from the model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDENERGY.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDENERGY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies energy dissipation controls for an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDFPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDFPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows plotting of explicit dynamics forces and other load symbols.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDGCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDGCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines global ALE controls for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/EDGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays only the common lines (&#8220;edges&#8221;)
of an object.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDHGLS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDHGLS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the hourglass coefficient for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDHIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDHIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies time-history output for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDHTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDHTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the time-history output interval for an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies number of integration points for explicit shell and
beam output.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDIPART.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDIPART</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines inertia for rigid parts in an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDIS</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies stress initialization in an explicit dynamic full restart
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDLCS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDLCS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local coordinate system for use in explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDLOAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDLOAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies loads for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines material properties for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDNB.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDNB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a nonreflecting boundary in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDNDTSD.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDNDTSD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows smoothing of noisy data for explicit dynamics analyses
and provides a graphical representation of the data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDNROT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDNROT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies a rotated coordinate nodal constraint in an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the type of output for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDOUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDOUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies time-history output (ASCII format) for an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDPART.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDPART</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Configures parts for an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDPC.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDPC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects and plots explicit dynamic contact entities.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDPL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDPL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots a time dependent load curve in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDPVEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDPVEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies initial velocities to parts or part assemblies in an explicit
dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDRC.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDRC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies rigid/deformable switch controls in an explicit dynamic
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDRD.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDRD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Switches a part from deformable to rigid or from rigid to deformable
in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads explicit dynamics output into variables for time-history
postprocessing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDRI.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDRI</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines inertia properties for a new rigid body that is created
when a deformable part is switched to rigid in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDRST.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDRST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the output interval for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDRUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDRUN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specify LS-DYNA serial or parallel processing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDSHELL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDSHELL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies shell computation controls for an explicit dynamics
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDSOLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDSOLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "explicit dynamics solution" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDSP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDSP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies small penetration checking for contact entities in an
explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDSTART.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDSTART</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies status (new or restart) of an explicit dynamics analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDTERM.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDTERM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies termination criteria for an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDTP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDTP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots explicit elements based on their time step size.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDVEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDVEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies initial velocities to nodes or node components in an explicit
dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDWELD.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDWELD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a massless spotweld or generalized weld for use in an
explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EDWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EDWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes explicit dynamics input to an LS-DYNA input file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EEXTRUDE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EEXTRUDE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Extrudes 2-D plane elements into 3-D solids.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EFACET.html"><span class="command"><strong>/EFACET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the number of facets per element edge for PowerGraphics
displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>EGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates elements from an existing pattern.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EIGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*EIGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs a modal solution with unsymmetric or damping
matrices.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EINTF.html"><span class="command"><strong>EINTF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines two-node elements between coincident or offset nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EKILL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EKILL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deactivates an element (for the birth and death capability).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ELBOW.html"><span class="command"><strong>ELBOW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies degrees of freedom to be coupled for end release
and applies section constraints to elbow elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ELEM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ELEM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Elements" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ELIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>ELIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the elements and their attributes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ELSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ELSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Separates the final if-then-else block.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ELSEIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ELSEIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Separates an intermediate if-then-else block.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMAGERR.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMAGERR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the relative error in an electrostatic or electromagnetic
field analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMATWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMATWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forces the writing of all the element matrices to File.EMAT.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMF.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the electromotive force (emf), or voltage drop along
a predefined path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMFT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMFT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Summarizes electromagnetic forces and torques.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMID.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMID</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds or removes midside nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies emissivity as a material property for the Radiation
Matrix method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMODIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMODIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies a previously defined element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds more nodes to the just-defined element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMSYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMSYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies circular symmetry for electromagnetic sources.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMTGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMTGEN</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a set of <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_TRANS126.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">TRANS126</span></a> elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EMUNIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EMUNIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the system of units for magnetic field problems.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EN.html"><span class="command"><strong>EN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an element by its number and node connectivity.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_END.html"><span class="command"><strong>*END</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Closes a macro file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENDDO.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ENDDO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Ends a do-loop and starts the looping action.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENDIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ENDIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Ends an if-then-else.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENDRELEASE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ENDRELEASE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies degrees of freedom to be decoupled for end release.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENERSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ENERSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the total energies to be stored.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>ENGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates elements from an existing pattern.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENORM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ENORM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reorients shell element normals or line element node connectivity.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ENSYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ENSYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates elements by symmetry reflection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EOF.html"><span class="command"><strong>/EOF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exits the file being read.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EORIENT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EORIENT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reorients solid element normals.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Produces an element display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EQSLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>EQSLV</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the type of equation solver.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ERASE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ERASE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Explicitly erases the current display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ERASE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ERASE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that the screen is to be erased before each display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>EREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads elements from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EREFINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EREFINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Refines the mesh around specified elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EREINF.html"><span class="command"><strong>EREINF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates reinforcing elements from selected existing (base) elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ERESX.html"><span class="command"><strong>ERESX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies extrapolation of integration point results.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ERNORM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ERNORM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls error estimation calculations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ERRANG.html"><span class="command"><strong>ERRANG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the element range to be read from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESCHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESCHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Perform element shape checking for a selected element set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESHAPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ESHAPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays elements with shapes determined from the real
constants or section definition.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the default number of line divisions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESLA.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESLA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those elements associated with the selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESLL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESLL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those elements associated with the selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESLN.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESLN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those elements attached to the selected nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects elements associated with the selected volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies element data to be stored from the results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sorts the element table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESSOLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESSOLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs a coupled electrostatic-structural analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESTIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESTIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the matrix multiplier for deactivated elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates elements overlaid on the free faces of existing selected
elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates elements from a pattern by a symmetry reflection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ESYS.html"><span class="command"><strong>ESYS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the element coordinate system attribute pointer.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ET.html"><span class="command"><strong>ET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local element type from the element library.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ETABLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ETABLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Fills a table of element values for further processing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ETCHG.html"><span class="command"><strong>ETCHG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes element types to their corresponding types.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ETCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>ETCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Control the element technologies used in element formulation
(for applicable elements). </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ETDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ETDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes element types.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ETLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>ETLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists currently defined element types.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ETYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ETYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Element types" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EUSORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EUSORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Restores original order of the element table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes elements to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXIT_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*EXIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exits a do-loop.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/EXIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Stops the run and returns control to the system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXP.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the exponential of a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXPAND.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXPAND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the results of a modal cyclic symmetry analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXPAND_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/EXPAND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows the creation of a larger graphic display than represented
by the actual finite element analysis model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXPASS.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXPASS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies an expansion pass of an analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXPORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*EXPORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exports a matrix to a file in the specified format.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXPROFILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXPROFILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exports interface loads or loads
on selected nodes to an ANSYS CFX Profile file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXPSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXPSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the solution to be expanded for mode superposition
analyses or substructure analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXTOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXTOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls options relating to the generation of volume elements
from area elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXTREM.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXTREM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the extreme values for variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_EXUNIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>EXUNIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the interface load unit labels to be written
to the export file for ANSYS to CFX transfer.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_F_TOC.html">VII. F Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_F.html"><span class="command"><strong>F</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies force loads at nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FACET.html"><span class="command"><strong>/FACET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the facet representation used to form solid model displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FATIGUE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FATIGUE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Fatigue data status" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FC.html"><span class="command"><strong>FC</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Provides failure criteria information and activates a
data table to input temperature-dependent stress and strain limits.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FCCHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>FCCHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Checks both the strain and stress input criteria for all materials.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FCDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FCDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes previously defined failure criterion data for
the given material.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FCLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FCLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - To list what the failure criteria is that you have input.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FCUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>FCUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that force loads are to be accumulated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FCTYP.html"><span class="command"><strong>FCTYP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates or removes failure-criteria types for postprocessing. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes force loads on nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FDELE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/FDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a binary file after it is used.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a set of fatigue event parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FEBODY.html"><span class="command"><strong>FEBODY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Body loads on elements" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FECONS.html"><span class="command"><strong>FECONS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Constraints on nodes" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FEFOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>FEFOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Forces on nodes" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FELIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FELIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the fatigue event parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FESURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>FESURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Surface loads on elements" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FFT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*FFT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Computes the fast Fourier transformation of a specified
matrix or vector.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the data file where results are to be found.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILEAUX2.html"><span class="command"><strong>FILEAUX2</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the binary file to be dumped.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILEAUX3.html"><span class="command"><strong>FILEAUX3</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the results file to be edited.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILEDISP.html"><span class="command"><strong>FILEDISP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the file containing the graphics data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILL.html"><span class="command"><strong>FILL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a line of nodes between two existing nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILLDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>FILLDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Fills a variable by a ramp function.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FILNAME.html"><span class="command"><strong>/FILNAME</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes the Jobname for the analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FINISH.html"><span class="command"><strong>FINISH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exits normally from a processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FIPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>FIPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots a FiberSIM model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FITEM.html"><span class="command"><strong>FITEM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Identifies items chosen by a picking operation (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FJ.html"><span class="command"><strong>FJ</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specify forces or moments on the components of the relative motion
of a joint element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FJDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FJDELE</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes forces (or moments) on the components of the relative
motion of a joint element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FJLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FJLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists forces and moments applied on joint elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FK.html"><span class="command"><strong>FK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines force loads at keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FKDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FKDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes force loads at a keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FKLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FKLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the forces at keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FL.html"><span class="command"><strong>FL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a set of fatigue location parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists force loads on the nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FLLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FLLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the fatigue location parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FLST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FLST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies data required for a picking operation (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FLUXV.html"><span class="command"><strong>FLUXV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the flux passing through a closed contour.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FMAGBC.html"><span class="command"><strong>FMAGBC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies force and torque boundary conditions to an element
component.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FMAGSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>FMAGSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Summarizes electromagnetic force calculations on element
components.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FOCUS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/FOCUS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the focus point (center of the window).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FOR2D.html"><span class="command"><strong>FOR2D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates magnetic forces on a body.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FORCE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FORCE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects the element nodal force type for output.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FORM.html"><span class="command"><strong>FORM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the format of the file dump.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FORMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/FORMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies format controls for tables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FP.html"><span class="command"><strong>FP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the fatigue S vs. N and Sm vs. T tables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FPLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FPLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the property table stored for fatigue evaluation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FREE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*FREE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a matrix or a solver object and frees its memory
allocation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FREQ.html"><span class="command"><strong>FREQ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the frequency points for the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_SV.html" title="SV"><span class="command"><strong>SV</strong></span></a> vs. <span class="command"><strong>FREQ</strong></span> tables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FRQSCL.html"><span class="command"><strong>FRQSCL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Turns on automatic scaling of the entire
mass matrix and frequency range for modal analyses using the Block Lanczos,
PCG Lanczos, or Supernode mode extraction method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FS.html"><span class="command"><strong>FS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Stores fatigue stress components at a node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales force load values in the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a stress condition for a fatigue location, event, and
loading.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the stresses stored for fatigue evaluation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSNODE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSNODE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and stores the stress components at a node
for fatigue.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays a fatigue stress item for a fatigue location
and event.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSSECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSSECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and stores total linearized stress components.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSSPARM.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSSPARM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates reflection and transmission properties of a
frequency selective surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>FSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sums the nodal force and moment contributions of elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FTCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>FTCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs fatigue calculations for a particular node location.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>FTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers solid model forces to the finite element model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FTSIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FTSIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the fatigue data storage array.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FTWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FTWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes all currently stored fatigue data on a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>FTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the file type and pressure type for the subsequent
import of source points and pressures.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_FVMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>FVMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes and tetrahedral volume elements from detached
exterior area elements (facets).</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_G_TOC.html">VIII. G Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>GAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "mode superposition transient
gap conditions" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GAPF.html"><span class="command"><strong>GAPF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the gap force data to be stored in a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GAUGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>GAUGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Gauges the problem domain for a magnetic edge-element
formulation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GCMD.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GCMD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the type of element or graph display used for the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_GPLOT.html" title="GPLOT"><span class="command"><strong>GPLOT</strong></span></a> command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GCOLUMN.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GCOLUMN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows the user to apply a label to a specified curve.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GENOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>GENOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "General options" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GEOM.html"><span class="command"><strong>GEOM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the geometry specifications for the radiation
matrix calculation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GEOMETRY.html"><span class="command"><strong>GEOMETRY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Geometry" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GET.html"><span class="command"><strong>*GET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Retrieves a value and stores it as a scalar parameter
or part of an array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GFILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GFILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the pixel resolution on Z-buffered graphics files.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GFORMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GFORMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the format for the graphical display of numbers.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GLINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GLINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the element outline style.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GMARKER.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GMARKER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the curve marking style.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GMATRIX.html"><span class="command"><strong>GMATRIX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs electric field solutions and calculates the self
and mutual conductance between multiple conductors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GMFACE.html"><span class="command"><strong>GMFACE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the facet representation used to form solid models.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GO_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*GO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Causes a specified line on the input file to be read next.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GO.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reactivates suppressed printout.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GOLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GOLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reactivates the suppressed data input listing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GOPR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GOPR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reactivates suppressed printout.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GP.html"><span class="command"><strong>GP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a gap condition for transient analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GPDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>GPDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes gap conditions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GPLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>GPLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the gap conditions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>GPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls general plotting.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GRAPHICS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GRAPHICS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the type of graphics display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GRESUME.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GRESUME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets graphics settings to the settings on a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GRID.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GRID</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects the type of grid on graph displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GROPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GROPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets various line graph display options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GRP.html"><span class="command"><strong>GRP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the grouping mode combination method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GRTYP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GRTYP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects single or multiple Y-axes graph displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GSAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GSAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Saves graphics settings to a file for later use.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GSBDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>GSBDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the constraints or applies the load at the ending point
for generalized plane strain option.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GSGDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>GSGDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the reference point and defines the geometry in the
fiber direction for the generalized plane strain element option.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GSLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>GSLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - When using generalized plane strain, lists the input data or solutions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GSSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>GSSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies which results to store from the results file when using
generalized plane strain.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GST.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Turns Graphical Solution Tracking (GST) on or off.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>GSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints geometry items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GTHK.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GTHK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets line thicknesses for graph lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_GTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/GTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the entities that the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_GPLOT.html" title="GPLOT"><span class="command"><strong>GPLOT</strong></span></a> command
displays.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_H_TOC.html">IX. H Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HARFRQ.html"><span class="command"><strong>HARFRQ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the frequency range in a harmonic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HBC.html"><span class="command"><strong>/HBC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Determines how boundary condition symbols are displayed in a display
window.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HBMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>HBMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes an assembled global matrix in Harwell-Boeing format.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HEADER.html"><span class="command"><strong>/HEADER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets page and table heading print controls.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HELP.html"><span class="command"><strong>HELP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays help information on ANSYS commands and element
types.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HELPDISP.html"><span class="command"><strong>HELPDISP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays help information on DISPLAY program commands.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HEMIOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>HEMIOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for Hemicube view factor calculation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HFANG.html"><span class="command"><strong>HFANG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines or displays spatial angles of a spherical radiation
surface for sound radiation parameter calculations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HFSYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>HFSYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Indicates the presence of symmetry planes for the computation
of acoustic fields in the near and far field domains (beyond the finite
element region).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HMAGSOLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>HMAGSOLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies 2-D or axisymmetric harmonic magnetic solution options
and initiates the solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HPGL.html"><span class="command"><strong>HPGL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies various HP options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HPTCREATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>HPTCREATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a hard point.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HPTDELETE.html"><span class="command"><strong>HPTDELETE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes selected hardpoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HRCPLX.html"><span class="command"><strong>HRCPLX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Computes and stores in the database the time-harmonic
solution at a prescribed phase angle.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HREXP.html"><span class="command"><strong>HREXP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the phase angle for the harmonic analysis expansion
pass.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HROPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>HROPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies harmonic analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HROCEAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>HROCEAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Perform the harmonic ocean wave procedure (HOWP).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_HROUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>HROUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the harmonic analysis output options.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_I_TOC.html">X. I Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IC.html"><span class="command"><strong>IC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies initial conditions at nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ICDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ICDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes initial conditions at nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ICLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>ICLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the initial conditions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ICLWID.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ICLWID</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales the line width of circuit builder icons.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ICSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ICSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales the icon size for elements supported in the circuit builder.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IF.html"><span class="command"><strong>*IF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Conditionally causes commands to be read.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IGESIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>IGESIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers IGES data from a file into ANSYS.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IGESOUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>IGESOUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes solid model data to a file in IGES Version 5.1
format.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IMAGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/IMAGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows graphics data to be captured and saved. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IMAGIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>IMAGIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an imaginary variable from a complex variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>IMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes and interface elements along lines or areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IMMED.html"><span class="command"><strong>IMMED</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows immediate display of a model as it is generated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IMPD.html"><span class="command"><strong>IMPD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the impedance of a conductor at a reference plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INISTATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>INISTATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines initial state data and parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*INIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Initializes a vector or dense matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INPUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/INPUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Switches the input file for the commands that follow.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INQUIRE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/INQUIRE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Returns system information to a parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>INRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Identifies the data to be retrieved from the results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INRTIA.html"><span class="command"><strong>INRTIA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies <span class="quote">"<span class="quote">Inertial loads</span>"</span> as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INT1.html"><span class="command"><strong>INT1</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Integrates a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_INTSRF.html"><span class="command"><strong>INTSRF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Integrates nodal results on an exterior surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IOPTN.html"><span class="command"><strong>IOPTN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls options relating to importing a model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IRLF.html"><span class="command"><strong>IRLF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that inertia relief calculations are to be performed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_IRLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>IRLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints inertia relief summary table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ITENGINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ITENGINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs a solution using an iterative solver.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_J_TOC.html">XI. J Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_JPEG.html"><span class="command"><strong>JPEG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Provides JPEG file export for ANSYS displays. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_JSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>JSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies result items to be stored for
the joint element.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_K_TOC.html">XII. K Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_K.html"><span class="command"><strong>K</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KATT.html"><span class="command"><strong>KATT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Associates attributes with the selected, unmeshed keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KBC.html"><span class="command"><strong>KBC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies ramped or stepped loading within a load step.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KBETW.html"><span class="command"><strong>KBETW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a keypoint between two existing keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>KCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates stress intensity factors in fracture mechanics analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KCENTER.html"><span class="command"><strong>KCENTER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a keypoint at the center of a circular arc defined by
three locations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KCLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>KCLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes nodes and point elements associated with selected keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes unmeshed keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KDIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>KDIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and lists the distance between two keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KEEP.html"><span class="command"><strong>KEEP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Stores POST26 definitions and data during active session.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KESIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KESIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the edge lengths of the elements nearest a keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KEYOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>KEYOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets element key options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KEYPTS.html"><span class="command"><strong>KEYPTS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Keypoints" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KEYW.html"><span class="command"><strong>KEYW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets a keyword used by the GUI for context filtering (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KFILL.html"><span class="command"><strong>KFILL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates keypoints between two keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>KGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional keypoints from a pattern of keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KL.html"><span class="command"><strong>KL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a keypoint at a specified location on an existing line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>KLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the defined keypoints or hard points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>KMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes and point elements at keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KMODIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>KMODIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies an existing keypoint.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KMOVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KMOVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and moves a keypoint to an intersection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KNODE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KNODE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a keypoint at an existing node location.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>KPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the selected keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KPSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KPSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a scaled set of (meshed) keypoints from a pattern of
keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KREFINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KREFINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Refines the mesh around specified keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a scaled pattern of keypoints from a given keypoint
pattern.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSCON.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSCON</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a keypoint about which an area mesh will be skewed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of keypoints or hard points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSLL.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSLL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those keypoints contained in the selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSLN.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSLN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those keypoints associated with the selected nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KSYMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>KSYMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a reflected set of keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>KTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a pattern of keypoints to another coordinate system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KUSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KUSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether or not to reuse the factorized
matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KWPAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>KWPAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Moves the working plane origin to the average location of keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_KWPLAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>KWPLAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the working plane using three keypoints.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_L_TOC.html">XIII. L Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_L.html"><span class="command"><strong>L</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a line between two keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_L2ANG.html"><span class="command"><strong>L2ANG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a line at an angle with two existing lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_L2TAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>L2TAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a line tangent to two lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LANG.html"><span class="command"><strong>LANG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a straight line at an angle with a line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LARC.html"><span class="command"><strong>LARC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a circular arc.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LARC_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/LARC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation arcs (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LAREA.html"><span class="command"><strong>LAREA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates the shortest line between two keypoints on an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LARGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LARGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the largest (the envelope) of three variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LATT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LATT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Associates element attributes with the selected, unmeshed lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LAYER.html"><span class="command"><strong>LAYER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the element layer for which data are to be processed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LAYERP26.html"><span class="command"><strong>LAYERP26</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the element layer for which data are to be stored.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LAYLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>LAYLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists real constants material properties for layered elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LAYPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LAYPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the layer stacking sequence for layered elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCABS.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCABS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies absolute values for load case operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCASE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCASE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads a load case into the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Load case settings" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCCAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCCAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Concatenates multiple lines into one line for mapped meshing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCDEF.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCDEF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a load case from a set of results on a results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCFACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCFACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines scale factors for load case operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCFILE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCFILE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a load case from an existing load case file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes nodes and line elements associated with selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCOMB.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCOMB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Combines adjacent lines into one line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCOPER.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCOPER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs load case operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of load cases.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCSL.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCSL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Divides intersecting lines at their point(s) of intersection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether to process non-summable items in load case operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a load case by writing results to a load case file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LCZERO.html"><span class="command"><strong>LCZERO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Zeroes the results portion of the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes unmeshed lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LDIV.html"><span class="command"><strong>LDIV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Divides a single line into two or more lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LDRAG.html"><span class="command"><strong>LDRAG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates lines by sweeping a keypoint pattern along  path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LDREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>LDREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads results from the results file and applies them as
loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LESIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LESIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the divisions and spacing ratio on unmeshed lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LEXTND.html"><span class="command"><strong>LEXTND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Extends a line at one end by using its slope.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LFILLT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LFILLT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a fillet line between two intersecting lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LFSURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>LFSURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates surface elements overlaid on the edge of existing solid
elements and assigns the extra node as the closest fluid element node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>LGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional lines from a pattern of lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LGLUE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LGLUE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates new lines by "gluing" lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LGWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LGWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes the database command log to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LIGHT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/LIGHT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the light direction for the display window.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINA.html"><span class="command"><strong>LINA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the intersection of a line with an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Lines" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/LINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation lines (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINES.html"><span class="command"><strong>LINES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the length of a printed page.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINL.html"><span class="command"><strong>LINL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the common intersection of lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINP.html"><span class="command"><strong>LINP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the pairwise intersection of lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LINV.html"><span class="command"><strong>LINV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the intersection of a line with a volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>LIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists out the sets in the results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LIST_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*LIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the contents of an external, coded file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>LLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the defined lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LMATRIX.html"><span class="command"><strong>LMATRIX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates an inductance matrix and the total flux linkage
for an N-winding coil system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>LMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes and line elements along lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LNSRCH.html"><span class="command"><strong>LNSRCH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates a line search to be used with Newton-Raphson.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LOCAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>LOCAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a local coordinate system by a location and orientation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LOVLAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>LOVLAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Overlaps lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LPTN.html"><span class="command"><strong>LPTN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Partitions lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LREFINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LREFINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Refines the mesh around specified lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LREVERSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LREVERSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reverses the normal of a line, regardless of its connectivity
or mesh status.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LROTAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>LROTAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates circular lines by rotating a keypoint pattern about
an axis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSBA.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSBA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts areas from lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSBAC.html"><span class="command"><strong>*LSBAC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs the solve (forward/backward substitution) of a factorized
linear system. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSBL.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSBL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts lines from lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSBV.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSBV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts volumes from lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSBW.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSBW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts the intersection of the working plane from lines (divides
lines).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSCLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSCLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Clears loads and load step options from the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes load step files.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSDUMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>*LSDUMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Dumps a linear solver engine to a binary File.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSENGINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*LSENGINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a linear solver engine.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSFACTOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>*LSFACTOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs the numerical factorization of a linear solver system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSLA.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSLA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those lines contained in the selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSLK.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSLK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those lines containing the selected keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSOPER.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSOPER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Load step operations" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSPEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>/LSPEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies annotation line attributes (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads load and load step option data into the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSRESTORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*LSRESTORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Restores a linear solver engine from a binary file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a scaled set of lines from a pattern of lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSSOLVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSSOLVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads and solves multiple load steps.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSTR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a straight line irrespective of the active coordinate
system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes load and load step option data to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSYMBOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>/LSYMBOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation symbols (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LSYMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>LSYMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates lines from a line pattern by symmetry reflection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LTAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>LTAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a line at the end of, and tangent to, an existing line.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>LTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a pattern of lines to another coordinate system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LUMPM.html"><span class="command"><strong>LUMPM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a lumped mass matrix formulation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LVSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>LVSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales the load vector for mode superposition analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_LWPLAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>LWPLAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the working plane normal to a location on a line.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_M_TOC.html">XIV. M Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_M.html"><span class="command"><strong>M</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines master degrees of freedom for superelement generation
analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MADAPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MADAPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adaptively meshes and solves an edge-based model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAGOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAGOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for a 3-D magnetostatic field analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAGSOLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAGSOLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies magnetic solution options and initiates the
solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAIL.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MAIL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Mails file to the specifed address.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Maps pressures from source points to target surface elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAP_s.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the mapping processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAP2DTO3D.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAP2DTO3D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Initiates a 2-D to 3-D analysis and maps variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAPSOLVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAPSOLVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Maps solved node and element solutions from an original
mesh to a new mesh.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAPVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAPVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines tensors and vectors in
user-defined state variables for rezoning and in 2-D to 3-D analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MASTER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MASTER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Master DOF" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the element material attribute pointer.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MATER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MATER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Material properties" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MCHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>MCHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Checks mesh connectivity.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MDAMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>MDAMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the damping ratios as a function of mode.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes master degrees of freedom.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MDPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MDPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots frequency-dependent modal damping coefficients calculated
by DMPEXT.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MEMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>MEMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows the current session to keep allocated memory </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MENU.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MENU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates the Graphical User Interface (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MESHING.html"><span class="command"><strong>MESHING</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Meshing" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFANALYSIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFANALYSIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates or deactivates an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFBUCKET.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFBUCKET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Turns a bucket search on or off.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a calculation frequency for a field in an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFCI.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFCI</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the control parameters used by the conservative (CPP)
interpolation scheme.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFCLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFCLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis settings.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFCMMAND.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFCMMAND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Captures field solution options in a command file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFCONV.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFCONV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets convergence values for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFDTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFDTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets time step sizes for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFELEM.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFELEM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a field by grouping element types.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFEM.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFEM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Add more element types to a previously defined field number.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFEXTER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFEXTER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines external fields for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFFNAME.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFFNAME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a file name for a field in an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFFR.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFFR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Setup Multi-Field relaxation factors for field solutions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFIMPORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFIMPORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Imports a new field into a current ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFINTER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFINTER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the interface load transfer interpolation option
for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFITER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFITER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the number of stagger iterations for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFLCOMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFLCOMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a load transfer for code coupling analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the settings for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates, saves, resumes, or deletes mapping data in
an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFORDER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFORDER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies field solution order for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFOUTPUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFOUTPUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies results file output frequency for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFOURI.html"><span class="command"><strong>*MFOURI</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the coefficients for, or evaluates, a Fourier series.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFPSIMUL.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFPSIMUL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets up a field solver group to simultaneously process
with code coupling analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFRC.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFRC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls file writing for multiframe restarts for the ANSYS Multi-field solver.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFRELAX.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFRELAX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets relaxation values for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFRSTART.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFRSTART</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies restart status for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFSORDER.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFSORDER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets up the solution sequence of simultaneous field solver
groups for code coupling analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFSURFACE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFSURFACE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a surface load transfer for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets end time for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFTOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFTOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates or deactivates normal distance checking for
surface mapping in an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*MFUN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Copies or transposes an array parameter matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFVOLUME.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFVOLUME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a volume load transfer for an ANSYS Multi-field solver analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MFWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MFWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes an ANSYS master input file for MFX multiple
code coupling. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>MGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional MDOF from a previously defined set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MIDTOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>MIDTOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets midstep residual criterion values for structural transient
analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MKDIR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MKDIR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a directory.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>MLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the MDOF of freedom.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MMASS.html"><span class="command"><strong>MMASS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the missing mass response calculation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MMF.html"><span class="command"><strong>MMF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the magnetomotive force along a path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MODCONT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MODCONT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specify additional modal analysis options. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MODE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MODE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the harmonic loading term for this load step.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MODIFY.html"><span class="command"><strong>MODIFY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes the listed values of the data in a set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MODMSH.html"><span class="command"><strong>MODMSH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the relationship of the solid model and the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_FE.html" title="FE"><span class="command"><strong>FE</strong></span></a> model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MODSELOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>MODSELOPTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the criteria for selecting the modes to be expanded.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MODOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MODOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies modal analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MONITOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>MONITOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls contents of three variable fields in nonlinear
solution monitor file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MOPER.html"><span class="command"><strong>*MOPER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Performs matrix operations on array parameter matrices.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies meshing options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MORPH.html"><span class="command"><strong>MORPH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies morphing and remeshing controls.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MOVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MOVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and moves a node to an intersection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MP.html"><span class="command"><strong>MP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a linear material property as a constant or a
function of temperature.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPAMOD.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPAMOD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies temperature-dependent secant coefficients of thermal
expansion.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPCHG.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPCHG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes the material number attribute of an element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPCOPY.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPCOPY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Copies linear material model data from one material reference
number to another.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines property data to be associated with the temperature
table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes linear material properties.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPDRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPDRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reassembles existing material data with the temperature table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPLIB.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MPLIB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the default material library read and write paths.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists linear material properties.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots linear material properties as a function of temperature.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads a file containing material properties.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPRINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPRINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that radiation matrices are to be printed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPTEMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPTEMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a temperature table for material properties.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPTGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPTGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds temperatures to the temperature table by generation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPTRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPTRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Restores a temperature table previously defined.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MPWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MPWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes linear material properties in the database to a file (if
the LIB option is not specified) or writes both linear and nonlinear material
properties (if LIB is specified) from the database to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MREP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MREP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enables you to reissue the graphics command macro "name" during
a replot or zoom operation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the solver memory saving option.
This option only applies to the PCG solver (including PCG Lanczos).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSG.html"><span class="command"><strong>*MSG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes an output message via the ANSYS message subroutine.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSHAPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSHAPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - For elements that support multiple shapes, specifies the element
shape to be used for meshing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSHCOPY.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSHCOPY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Simplifies the generation of meshes that have matching node element
patterns on two different line groups (in 2-D) or area groups (3-D).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSHKEY.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSHKEY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether free meshing or mapped meshing should be used
to mesh a model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSHMID.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSHMID</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies placement of midside nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSHPATTERN.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSHPATTERN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies pattern to be used for mapped triangle meshing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSTART.html"><span class="command"><strong>/MSTART</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the initial GUI components.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MSTOLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>MSTOLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds two extra nodes from <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_FLUID116.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">FLUID116</span></a> elements to <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SURF151.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SURF151</span></a> or <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SURF152.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SURF152</span></a> elements for convection analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MULT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*MULT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs the matrix multiplication M3 = M1(T1)*M2(T2).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MWRITE_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*MWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes a matrix to a file in a formatted sequence. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_MXPAND.html"><span class="command"><strong>MXPAND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the number of modes to expand and write for
a modal or buckling analysis.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_N_TOC.html">XV. N Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_N.html"><span class="command"><strong>N</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NANG.html"><span class="command"><strong>NANG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Rotates a nodal coordinate system by direction cosines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NAXIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>NAXIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes for general axisymmetric element sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NCNV.html"><span class="command"><strong>NCNV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the key to terminate an analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NDIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>NDIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and lists the distance between two nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NDSURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>NDSURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates surface elements overlaid on the edge of existing elements
and assigns the extra node as the closest fluid element node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NEQIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NEQIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the maximum number of equilibrium iterations for nonlinear
analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NERR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/NERR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Limits the number of warning and error messages displayed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NFORCE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NFORCE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sums the nodal forces and moments of elements attached
to nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>NGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional nodes from a pattern of nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NKPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NKPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a node at an existing keypoint location.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLADAPTIVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLADAPTIVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the criteria under which the mesh is refined or
modified during a nonlinear solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLDIAG.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLDIAG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets nonlinear diagnostics functionality.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLDPOST.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLDPOST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Gets element component information from nonlinear diagnostic
files.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLGEOM.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLGEOM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Includes large-deflection effects in a static or full transient
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLHIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLHIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specify result items to track during solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLOG.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLOG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the natural log of a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NLOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NLOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Nonlinear analysis options" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NMODIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>NMODIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies an existing node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NOCOLOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>NOCOLOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Removes color from graphics displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NODES.html"><span class="command"><strong>NODES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Nodes" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NOERASE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/NOERASE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prevents the screen erase between displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NOLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>/NOLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Suppresses the data input listing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NOOFFSET.html"><span class="command"><strong>NOOFFSET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prevents the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_CDREAD.html" title="CDREAD"><span class="command"><strong>CDREAD</strong></span></a> command from offsetting
specified data items</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NOORDER.html"><span class="command"><strong>NOORDER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Re-establishes the original element ordering.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NOPR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/NOPR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Suppresses the expanded interpreted input data listing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NORA.html"><span class="command"><strong>NORA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Rotates nodal coordinate systems to surface normal</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NORL.html"><span class="command"><strong>NORL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Rotates nodal coordinate systems perpendicular to line normal</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NORMAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>/NORMAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows displaying area elements by top or bottom faces.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NPRINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NPRINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines which time points stored are to be listed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>NREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads nodes from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NREFINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NREFINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Refines the mesh around specified nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NRLSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>NRLSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) sum mode
combination method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NRM.html"><span class="command"><strong>*NRM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Computes the norm of the specified matrix or vector.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NROPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NROPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the Newton-Raphson options in a static or full
transient analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NROTAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NROTAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Rotates nodal coordinate systems into the active system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NRRANG.html"><span class="command"><strong>NRRANG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the range of nodes to be read from the node file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a scaled set of nodes from a pattern of nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSLA.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSLA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those nodes associated with the selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those nodes attached to the selected elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSLK.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSLK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those nodes associated with the selected keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSLL.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSLL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those nodes associated with the selected lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSLV.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSLV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those nodes associated with the selected volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSMOOTH.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSMOOTH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Smooths selected nodes among selected elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies nodal data to be stored from the results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sorts nodal data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSTORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSTORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines which time points are to be stored.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSUBST.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSUBST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the number of substeps to be taken this load
step.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSVR.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSVR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the number of variables for user-programmable element
options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NSYM.html"><span class="command"><strong>NSYM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a reflected set of nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMBER.html"><span class="command"><strong>/NUMBER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether numbers, colors, or both are used for displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMCMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUMCMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Compresses the numbering of defined items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMEXP.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUMEXP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies solutions to be expanded from mode superposition
analyses or substructure analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMMRG.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUMMRG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Merges coincident or equivalently defined items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMOFF.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUMOFF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds a number offset to defined items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMSTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUMSTR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Establishes starting numbers for automatically numbered items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUMVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUMVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the number of variables allowed in POST26.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NUSORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>NUSORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Restores original order for nodal data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NWPAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NWPAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Moves the working plane origin to the average location of nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NWPLAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>NWPLAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the working plane using three nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_NWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>NWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes nodes to a file.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_O_TOC.html">XVI. O Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an ocean load using non-table data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCDELETE.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCDELETE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a previously defined ocean load.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Summarizes all currently defined ocean loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads externally defined ocean data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCTABLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCTABLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an ocean load using table data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the type of <a href="../ans_bas/Hlp_G_BAS2_6.html#bas_oceanloads" class="olink">ocean load</a> data to follow.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OCZONE.html"><span class="command"><strong>OCZONE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the type of ocean zone data to follow.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OMEGA.html"><span class="command"><strong>OMEGA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rotational velocity of the structure.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OPERATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>OPERATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Operation data" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OPNCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>OPNCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets decision parameter for automatically increasing the
time step interval.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="OUTAERO.html"><span class="command"><strong>OUTAERO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Outputs the superelement matrices and load vectors to formatted
files for aeroelastic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OUTOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>OUTOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Output options" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OUTPR.html"><span class="command"><strong>OUTPR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the solution printout.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OUTPUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/OUTPUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Redirects text output to a file or to the screen.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OUTRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>OUTRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the solution data written to the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_OVCHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>OVCHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Checks for overconstraint among constraint equations and
Lagrange multipliers.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_P_TOC.html">XVII. P Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PADELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PADELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a defined path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PAGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PAGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the printout and screen page size.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PAGET.html"><span class="command"><strong>PAGET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes current path information into an array variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PAPUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PAPUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Retrieves path information from an array variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PARESU.html"><span class="command"><strong>PARESU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Restores previously saved paths from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PARTSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PARTSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of parts in an explicit dynamic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PARRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>PARRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads parameters from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PARSAV.html"><span class="command"><strong>PARSAV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes parameters to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PASAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PASAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Saves selected paths to an external file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PATH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PATH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a path name and establishes parameters for the path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PAUSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PAUSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Temporarily releases the current product license.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PBC.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PBC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Shows boundary condition (BC) symbols and values on displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PBF.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PBF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Shows magnitude of body force loads on displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>PCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms additional labeled path items by operating on existing path
items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PCGOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PCGOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls PCG solver options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PCIRC.html"><span class="command"><strong>PCIRC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a circular area centered about the working plane origin.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PCIRCLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PCIRCLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates an annotation circle (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PCOPY.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PCOPY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Automatically generates hard copies for HP UNIX work stations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PCROSS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PCROSS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the cross product of two path vectors along the current
path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDANL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDANL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the analysis file to be used for probabilistic looping.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDCDF.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDCDF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the cumulative distribution function.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDCFLD.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDCFLD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates a correlation field and stores it into an ANSYS array.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDCLR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDCLR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Clears the probabilistic design database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDCMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDCMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the correlation coefficient matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDCORR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDCORR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the correlation between two random input variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDDMCS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDDMCS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for Monte Carlo Simulations using direct sampling.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDDOEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDDOEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines design of experiment levels for an individual random input
variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDEF.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDEF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Interpolates an item onto a path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDEXE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDEXE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Executes the probabilistic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDHIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDHIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the frequency histogram.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDINQR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDINQR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Evaluates statistical characteristics of a random input variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDLHS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDLHS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for Monte Carlo Simulations using Latin-Hypercube
sampling.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDMETH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDMETH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the probabilistic analysis method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the dot product of two path vectors along the current
path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDPINV.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDPINV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the result of the inversion of a probability.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the distribution curves of a defined random input variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDPROB.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDPROB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints a probability result.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDRESU.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDRESU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads the probabilistic model data and loads it into the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDROPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDROPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the options for an HTML report.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDS_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PDS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the probabilistic design system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDSAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDSAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes the probabilistic model data to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDSCAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDSCAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots a scatter graph.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDSENS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDSENS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the probabilistic sensitivities.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDSHIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDSHIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the sample history values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDUSER.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDUSER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for user-specified sampling methods.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the parameters to be treated as probabilistic design
variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PDWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PDWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates an HTML report for the probabilistic analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PERBC2D.html"><span class="command"><strong>PERBC2D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates periodic constraints for 2-D planar magnetic field analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PERTURB.html"><span class="command"><strong>PERTURB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets linear perturbation analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PFACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PFACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates participation factors for the PSD or multi-point
response spectrum table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PHYSICS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PHYSICS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes, reads, or lists all element information</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILECALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILECALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Invokes soil-pile calculations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILEDISPS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILEDISPSET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets up pile cap displacement data for soil-pile analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILEGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILEGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates data for elements used in soil-pile analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILELOAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILELOAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies pile cap loads to the specified node.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILEMASS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILEMASS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Gets pile cap mass and applies it to the specified element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILERUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILERUN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Runs a soil-pile analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILESEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILESEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects all pile elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PILESTIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>PILESTIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Gets pile cap stiffness and applies it to the specified
element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PIVCHECK.html"><span class="command"><strong>PIVCHECK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the behavior of an analysis
when a negative or zero equation solver pivot is encountered.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLCAMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLCAMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots Campbell diagram data for applications involving
rotating structure dynamics.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLCINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLCINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the fracture parameter (<a class="link" href="Hlp_C_CINT.html" title="CINT"><span class="command"><strong>CINT</strong></span></a>)
result data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLCPLX.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLCPLX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the part of a complex variable to display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLCRACK.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLCRACK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays cracking and crushing locations in <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SOLID65.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SOLID65</span></a> elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLDISP.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLDISP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the displaced structure.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLESOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLESOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the solution results as discontinuous element
contours.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLETAB.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLETAB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays element table items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLFAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLFAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots pressure far fields and far field parameters. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLF2D.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLF2D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a contour line plot of equipotentials.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLGEOM.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLGEOM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots target and source geometries.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLLS.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLLS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays element table items as contoured areas along elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots target and source pressures.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLNEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLNEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the pressure in the near zone exterior to the equivalent
source surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLNSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLNSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays results as continuous contours.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLOPTS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PLOPTS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls graphics options on subsequent displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLORB.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLORB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the orbital motion of a rotating structure</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms a display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLOTTING.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLOTTING</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Plotting settings" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLPAGM.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLPAGM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays path items along the path geometry.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLPATH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLPATH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays path items on a graph.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLSECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLSECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays membrane and membrane-plus-bending linearized stresses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLST.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots sound power parameters vs. frequency.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the time range for which data are to be displayed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLTRAC.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLTRAC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays a particle flow or charged particle trace on
an element display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays up to ten variables in the form of a graph.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PLVECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PLVECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays results as vectors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PMACRO.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PMACRO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that macro contents be written to the session log file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>PMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates mapping of the path geometry by defining path interpolation
division points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PMGTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>PMGTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Summarizes electromagnetic results from a transient analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PMLOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PMLOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines perfectly matched layers (PMLs) for a high-frequency
acoustic analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PMLSIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PMLSIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Determines number of PML layers.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PMORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PMORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates an annotation polygon (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PNGR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PNGR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Provides PNG file export for ANSYS displays. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PNUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PNUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls entity numbering/coloring on plots.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_POINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>POINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Point flow tracing settings" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_POLY.html"><span class="command"><strong>POLY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a polygonal area based on working plane coordinate pairs.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_POLYGON.html"><span class="command"><strong>/POLYGON</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation polygons (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_POST1.html"><span class="command"><strong>/POST1</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the database results postprocessor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_POST26.html"><span class="command"><strong>/POST26</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the time-history results postprocessor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_POWERH.html"><span class="command"><strong>POWERH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the rms power loss in a conductor or lossy
dielectric.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PPATH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PPATH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a path by picking or defining nodes, or locations on the
currently active working plane, or by entering specific coordinate locations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRANGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRANGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Determines the path range.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRCAMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRCAMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints Campbell diagram data for applications involving
rotating structure dynamics.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRCINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRCINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the fracture parameter (<a class="link" href="Hlp_C_CINT.html" title="CINT"><span class="command"><strong>CINT</strong></span></a>)
results data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRCPLX.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRCPLX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the output form for complex variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRED.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRED</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates a predictor in a nonlinear analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRENERGY.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRENERGY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the total energies of a model or the energies of the specified
components. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PREP7.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PREP7</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the model creation preprocessor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRERR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRERR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints SEPC and TEPC.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRESOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRESOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the solution results for elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRETAB.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRETAB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the element table items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRFAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRFAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints pressure far fields and far field parameters. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRI2.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRI2</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a polygonal area or a prism volume by vertices (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRIM.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRIM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Solid model primitives" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Print settings" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRINT_a.html"><span class="command"><strong>*PRINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the matrix values to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRISM.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRISM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a prism volume based on working plane coordinate pairs.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRITER.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRITER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints solution summary data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRJSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRJSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints joint element output.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRNEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRNEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the pressure in the near zone exterior to the equivalent
source surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRNLD.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRNLD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the summed element nodal loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRNSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRNSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints nodal solution results.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PROD.html"><span class="command"><strong>PROD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Multiplies variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRORB.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRORB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the orbital motion characteristics of a rotating
structure</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRPATH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRPATH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints path items along a geometry path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRRFOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRRFOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Used with the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_FORCE.html" title="FORCE"><span class="command"><strong>FORCE</strong></span></a> command.  Prints
the constrained node reaction solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRRSOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRRSOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints the constrained node reaction solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRSECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRSECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints linearized stresses along a section
path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the time range for which data are to be listed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists variables vs. time (or frequency).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PRVECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PRVECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints results as vector magnitude and direction cosines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enables or disables shared-memory parallel operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSCR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSCR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies various PostScript options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDCOM.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDCOM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the power spectral density mode combination
method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDFRQ.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDFRQ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the frequency points for the input spectrum tables
PSDVAL vs. PSDFRQ for PSD analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDGRAPH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDGRAPH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays input PSD curves</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls solution output written to the results file from a PSD
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDSPL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDSPL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a partially correlated excitation in a PSD analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDUNIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDUNIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the type of input PSD.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines PSD values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSDWAV.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSDWAV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a wave propagation excitation in a PSD analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSEARCH.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PSEARCH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a directory to be searched for "unknown command" macro
files.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a path or paths.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSF.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PSF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Shows surface load symbols on model displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes an assembled global matrix to a postscript format
that graphically displays nonzero matrix values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Create and mesh a pretension section</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSPEC_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PSPEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation polygon attributes (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSTATUS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PSTATUS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the global or window display specifications.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSTRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>PSTRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether prestress effects are calculated or
included.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PSYMB.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PSYMB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Shows various symbols on displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PTR.html"><span class="command"><strong>PTR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Dumps the record of a binary file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PTXY.html"><span class="command"><strong>PTXY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines coordinate pairs for use in polygons and prisms.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PVECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>PVECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Interpolates a set of items onto a path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_PWEDGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/PWEDGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates an annotation wedge (GUI).</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_Q_TOC.html">XVIII. Q Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_QDVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>QDVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines PSD quadspectral values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_QRDOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>QRDOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies additional QRDAMP modal analysis option.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_QSOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>QSOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies quasi static radiation options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_QUAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>QUAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a quadratic line of nodes from three nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_QUIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/QUIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exits a processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_QUOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>QUOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Divides two variables.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_R_TOC.html">XIX. R Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_R.html"><span class="command"><strong>R</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the element real constants.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RACE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RACE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a "racetrack" current source. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RADOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RADOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies Radiosity Solver options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RAPPND.html"><span class="command"><strong>RAPPND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Appends results data from the database to the results file. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether the effect of creep strain rate will be used
in the solution of a load step.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RATIO.html"><span class="command"><strong>/RATIO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Distorts the object geometry. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RBE3.html"><span class="command"><strong>RBE3</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Distributes the force/moment applied at the master node to a set
 of slave nodes, taking into account the geometry of the slave nodes as well
as weighting factors. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RCON.html"><span class="command"><strong>RCON</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Real constants" as the subsequent status topic. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RCYC.html"><span class="command"><strong>RCYC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates cyclic results for a mode-superposition harmonic
solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RDEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>RDEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the decimation parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes real constant sets. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_READ.html"><span class="command"><strong>READ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads coordinate and pressure data from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>REAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the element real constant set attribute pointer. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REALVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>REALVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms a variable using only the real part of a complex variable. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RECTNG.html"><span class="command"><strong>RECTNG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a rectangular area anywhere on the working plane. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>REMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the starting and ending remeshing points, and
other options, for rezoning.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RENAME.html"><span class="command"><strong>/RENAME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Renames a file. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REORDER.html"><span class="command"><strong>REORDER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Model reordering" as the subsequent status topic. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REPEAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*REPEAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Repeats the previous command. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/REPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Automatically reissues the last display command for convenience. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESCOMBINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESCOMBINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads results from local results files into the database
after a distributed memory parallel (Distributed ANSYS) solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls file writing for multiframe restarts.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESET.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Resets all POST1 or POST26 specifications to initial defaults. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESET_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/RESET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Resets display specifications to their initial defaults. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESP.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a response spectrum. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESUME.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESUME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Resumes the database from the database file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESVEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESVEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates or includes residual vectors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RESWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RESWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Appends results data from the database to a results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RETURN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*RETURN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Returns input stream to a higher level.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REXPORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>REXPORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exports displacements from an implicit run to ANSYS LS-DYNA. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_REZONE.html"><span class="command"><strong>REZONE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Initiates the rezoning process, sets rezoning options,
and rebuilds the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RFORCE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RFORCE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the total reaction force data to be stored. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RGB.html"><span class="command"><strong>/RGB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the RGB color values for indices and contours. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RIGID.html"><span class="command"><strong>RIGID</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies known rigid body modes (if any) of the model. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RIGRESP.html"><span class="command"><strong>RIGRESP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the rigid response calculation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RIMPORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RIMPORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Imports initial stresses from an explicit dynamics run into ANSYS. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>RLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the real constant sets. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMALIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMALIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists all defined master nodes for a ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMANL.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMANL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns model database, dimensionality, and operating direction
for the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMASTER.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMASTER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines master nodes for the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMCAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMCAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines lumped capacitance pairs between conductors C1 and C2
for a ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMCLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMCLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists all lumped capacitance pairs defined.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMDIR.html"><span class="command"><strong>/RMDIR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Removes (deletes) a directory.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMFLVEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMFLVEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes eigenvectors of fluid nodes to a file for use in damping
parameter extraction.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMLVSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMLVSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines element load vector scaling for a ROM use pass.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMMLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMMLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists all mode specifications for the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMMRANGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMMRANGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines and edits various modal parameters for the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMMSELECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMMSELECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects modes for the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMNDISP.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMNDISP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Extracts neutral plane displacements from a test load or element
load solution for the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMNEVEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMNEVEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Extracts neutral plane eigenvectors from a modal analysis for
the ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMODIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMODIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies real constant sets. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds real constants to a set. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMPORDER.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMPORDER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines polynomial orders for ROM functions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMRESUME.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMRESUME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Resumes ROM data from a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMRGENERATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMRGENERATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs fitting procedure for all ROM functions to generate response
surfaces.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMROPTIONS.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMROPTIONS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines options for ROM response surface fitting.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMRPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMRPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots response surface of ROM function or its derivatives with
respect to the dominant mode(s).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMRSTATUS.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMRSTATUS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Prints status of response surface for ROM function.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMSAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMSAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Saves ROM data to file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMSMPLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMSMPLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Runs finite element solutions and obtains sample points for the
ROM method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMUSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMUSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates ROM use pass for ROM elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RMXPORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RMXPORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Exports ROM model to external VHDL-AMS simulator.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ROCK.html"><span class="command"><strong>ROCK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a rocking response spectrum. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ROSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>ROSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the Rosenblueth mode combination method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RPOLY.html"><span class="command"><strong>RPOLY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a regular polygonal area centered about the working plane
origin. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RPR4.html"><span class="command"><strong>RPR4</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a regular polygonal area or prism volume anywhere on the
working plane. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RPRISM.html"><span class="command"><strong>RPRISM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a regular prism volume centered about the working plane
origin. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RPSD.html"><span class="command"><strong>RPSD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates response power spectral density (PSD). </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSFIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSFIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Fit a response surface for an output parameter in a solution set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates or loads the radiosity mapping data file for <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SURF251.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SURF251</span></a> or <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SURF252.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SURF252</span></a> element
types.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSPLIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSPLIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates one or more results file(s) from the current results
file based on subsets of elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plot a response surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSPRNT.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSPRNT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Print a response surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSSIMS.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSSIMS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs Monte Carlo simulations on response surface(s).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSTMAC.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSTMAC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates modal assurance criterion (MAC) and matches
nodal solutions from two results files or from one results file and
one universal format file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSTOFF.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSTOFF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Offsets node or element IDs in the FE geometry record.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates the radiosity surface elements (<a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SURF251.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SURF251</span></a>/<a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_SURF252.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">SURF252</span></a>) and stores
them in the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSYMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSYMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the plane of symmetry or center of rotation for
the radiosity method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RSYS.html"><span class="command"><strong>RSYS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates a coordinate system for printout or display
of element and nodal results. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_RTHICK.html"><span class="command"><strong>RTHICK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines variable thickness at nodes for shell elements.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_S_TOC.html">XX. S Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SABS.html"><span class="command"><strong>SABS</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies absolute values for element table operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SADD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SADD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an element table item by adding two existing items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SALLOW.html"><span class="command"><strong>SALLOW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the allowable stress table for safety factor calculations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Saves all current database information.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SBCLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SBCLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists solid model boundary conditions.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SBCTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SBCTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers solid model loads and boundary conditions to the FE
model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SDELETE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SDELETE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes sections from the database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a superelement.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Supplements or overrides default section properties.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Describes the geometry of a section.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECFUNCTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECFUNCTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies shell section thickness as a tabular function.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECJOINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECJOINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines local coordinate systems at joint element nodes and other
data for joint elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECLIB.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SECLIB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the default section library path for the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_SECREAD.html" title="SECREAD"><span class="command"><strong>SECREAD</strong></span></a> command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECLOCK.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECLOCK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies locks on the components of relative motion in a joint
element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECMODIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECMODIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies a pretension section</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECNUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECNUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the element section attribute pointer.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECOFFSET.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECOFFSET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the section offset for cross sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plots the geometry of a beam, pipe, shell, or reinforcing
section to scale.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads a custom section library or a user-defined section mesh into ANSYS.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECSTOP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECSTOP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies stops on the components of relative motion in a joint
element.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Associates section type information with a section ID
number.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SECWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SECWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates an ASCII file containing user mesh section information.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SED.html"><span class="command"><strong>SED</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the excitation direction for response spectrum
and PSD analyses.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SEDLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SEDLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_DOF.html" title="DOF"><span class="command"><strong>DOF</strong></span></a> solution of a superelement after
the use pass.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SEEXP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SEEXP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for the substructure expansion pass.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SEG.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SEG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows graphics data to be stored in the local terminal memory.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SEGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SEGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Automatically generate superelements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SELIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SELIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the contents of a superelement matrix file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SELM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SELM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Superelements" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SELTOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SELTOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the tolerance for subsequent select operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SENERGY.html"><span class="command"><strong>SENERGY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Determines the stored magnetic energy or co-energy.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SEOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SEOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies substructure analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SESYMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SESYMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs a symmetry operation on a superelement within the use
pass.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SET_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*SET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns values to user-named parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SET.html"><span class="command"><strong>SET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the data set to be read from the results file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SETFGAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SETFGAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Updates or defines the real constant table for squeeze film elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SETRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SETRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a superelement from an existing superelement.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SEXP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SEXP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an element table item by exponentiating and multiplying.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SF.html"><span class="command"><strong>SF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies surface loads on nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFA.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies surface loads on the selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows safety factor or margin of safety calculations to be made.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFADELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFADELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes surface loads from areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFALIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFALIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the surface loads for the specified area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFBEAM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFBEAM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies surface loads on beam and pipe elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the safety factor or margin of safety.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFCUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFCUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies that surface loads are to be accumulated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes surface loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies surface loads on elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFEDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFEDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes surface loads from elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFELIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFELIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the surface loads for elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFFUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFFUN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a varying surface load.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFGRAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFGRAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a gradient (slope) for surface loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies surface loads on lines of an area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFLDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFLDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes surface loads from lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFLEX.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFLEX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets flexibility factors for the currently defined pipe
element section.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists surface loads.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFLLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFLLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the surface loads for lines.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales surface loads on elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SFTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SFTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfer the solid model surface loads to the finite element model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SHADE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SHADE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the type of surface shading used with Z-buffering.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SHELL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SHELL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a shell element or shell layer location for results
output.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SHOW.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SHOW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the device and other parameters for graphics displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SHOWDISP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SHOWDISP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the display driver name.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SHPP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SHPP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls element shape checking.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SHRINK.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SHRINK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Shrinks elements, lines, areas, and volumes for display
clarity.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Summarizes the section properties for all defined sections
in the current session.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SLOAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SLOAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Load a pretension section.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMALL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMALL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the smallest of three variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*SMAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a sparse matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMAX.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMAX</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an element table item from the maximum of two other items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMBC_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SMBC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the display of solid model boundary condition
symbols and labels.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMBODY.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMBODY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Body loads on the solid model" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMCONS.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMCONS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Constraints on the solid model" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMFOR.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMFOR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Forces on the solid model" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an element table item from the minimum of two other items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMOOTH.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMOOTH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows smoothing of noisy data and provides a graphical representation
of the data.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMRTSIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMRTSIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies meshing parameters for automatic (smart) element
sizing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMSURF.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMSURF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Surface loads on the solid model" as the subsequent
status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SMULT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SMULT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an element table item by multiplying two other items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SNOPTION.html"><span class="command"><strong>SNOPTION</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Specifies Supernode (SNODE) eigensolver options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SOLCONTROL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SOLCONTROL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether to use optimized nonlinear solution
defaults and some enhanced internal solution algorithms.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SOLU.html"><span class="command"><strong>SOLU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies solution summary data per substep to be stored.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SOLU_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SOLU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enters the solution processor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SOLUOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SOLUOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Solution options" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SOLVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SOLVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Starts a solution.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Sort settings" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SOURCE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SOURCE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a default location for undefined nodes or keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPACE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPACE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a space node for radiation using the Radiation Matrix
method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPCNOD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPCNOD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a space node for radiation using the Radiosity method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPCTEMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPCTEMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a free-space ambient temperature for radiation using the
	Radiosity method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPDAMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPDAMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines input spectrum damping in a multi-point response
spectrum analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Miscellaneous specifications" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPFREQ.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPFREQ</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the frequency points for the input spectrum tables <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_SPVAL.html" title="SPVAL"><span class="command"><strong>SPVAL</strong></span></a> vs. <span class="command"><strong>SPFREQ</strong></span> for multi-point spectrum
analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPGRAPH.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPGRAPH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays input spectrum curves for MPRS analysis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPH4.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPH4</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a spherical volume anywhere on the working plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPH5.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPH5</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a spherical volume by diameter end points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPHERE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPHERE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a spherical volume centered about the working plane origin.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPLINE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPLINE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a segmented spline through a series of keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the selected areas and a faceted view of their underlying
surfaces </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPMWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPMWRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates the state-space matrices and writes them to
the SPM file. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPOINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPOINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a point for moment summations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects the spectrum type and other spectrum options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Turns on a dashed tolerance curve for the subsequent curve plots.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPTOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPTOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Spectrum analysis options" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPOWER.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPOWER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates sound power parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPUNIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPUNIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the type of multi-point response spectrum.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SPVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SPVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines multi-point response spectrum values.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SQRT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SQRT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms the square root of a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SREAD_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*SREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads a file into a string array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SRSS.html"><span class="command"><strong>SRSS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the square root of sum of squares mode combination
method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSBT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSBT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies preintegrated bending thermal effects for shell sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the contour multiplier for topographic displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSLN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSLN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects and displays small lines in the model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSMT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSMT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies preintegrated membrane thermal effects for shell sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSPA.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSPA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a preintegrated membrane stiffness for shell sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSPB.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSPB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a preintegrated coupling stiffness for shell
sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSPD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSPD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a preintegrated bending stiffness for shell sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a preintegrated transverse shear stiffness for shell
sections.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSPM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSPM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies mass density for a preintegrated shell section.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>SSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints the sum of element table items.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STABILIZE.html"><span class="command"><strong>STABILIZE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates stabilization for all elements that support
nonlinear stabilization.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STAOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>STAOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies static analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>STAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the status of database settings.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STATUS_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*STATUS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the current parameters and abbreviations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STATUS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/STATUS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the status of items for the run.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STEF.html"><span class="command"><strong>STEF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies Stefan-Boltzmann radiation constant.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STITLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/STITLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines subtitles.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_STORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>STORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Stores data in the database for the defined variables.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUBOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUBOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies Subspace (SUBSP) eigensolver options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUBSET.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUBSET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads results for the selected portions of the model.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUCALC.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUCALC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Create new result data by operating on two existing result data
sets on a given surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUCR.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUCR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Create a surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUDEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUDEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Delete geometry information as well as any mapped results for
specified surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUEVAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUEVAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Perform operations on a mapped item and store result in a scalar
parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUGET.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUGET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Moves surface geometry and mapped results to an array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Map results onto selected surface(s).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUMTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUMTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the type of summation to be used in the following load case
operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUPL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUPL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Plot result data on all selected surfaces or on a specified surface.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUPR.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUPR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Print global status, geometry information and/or result information. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SURESU.html"><span class="command"><strong>SURESU</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Read a set of surface definitions and result items from a file
and make them the current set. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUSAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUSAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Saves surface definitions to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of surfaces</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SUVECT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SUVECT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Create new result data by operating on two existing result vectors
on a given surface. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SV.html"><span class="command"><strong>SV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines spectrum values to be associated with frequency points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SVPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>SVPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays input spectrum curves.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SVTYP.html"><span class="command"><strong>SVTYP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the type of single-point response spectrum.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SWADD.html"><span class="command"><strong>SWADD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds more surfaces to an existing spot weld set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SWDEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>SWDEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes spot weld sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SWGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>SWGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a new spot weld set.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SWLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>SWLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists spot weld sets.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SYNCHRO.html"><span class="command"><strong>SYNCHRO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies whether the excitation frequency is synchronous
or asynchronous with the rotational velocity of a structure.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SYP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SYP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Passes a command string and arguments to the operating
system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_SYS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/SYS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Passes a command string to the operating system.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_T_TOC.html">XXI. T Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TALLOW.html"><span class="command"><strong>TALLOW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the temperature table for safety factor calculations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TARGET.html"><span class="command"><strong>TARGET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the target nodes for mapping pressures onto
surface effect elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TAXIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>*TAXIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines table index numbers.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TB.html"><span class="command"><strong>TB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates a <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data table</a> for material properties
or special element input.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBCOPY.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBCOPY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Copies a <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data table</a> from one material
to another.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBDATA.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBDATA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines data for the material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data table</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes previously defined material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data tables</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBEO.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBEO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets special options or parameters for material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data tables</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets parameters used for <a href="../ans_mat/mat_loginterpscal.html" class="olink">interpolation</a> of the material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data tables</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBFIELD.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBFIELD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines values of field variables for material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data tables</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBFT.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBFT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs material curve-fitting operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Data table properties" as the subsequent status
topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data tables</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBMODIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBMODIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies data for the material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data table</a> (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data table</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a point on a nonlinear data curve.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TBTEMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>TBTEMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a temperature for a material <a href="../ans_mat/mat_understandingdt.html" class="olink">data table</a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TCHG.html"><span class="command"><strong>TCHG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Converts 20-node degenerate tetrahedral elements to their
10-node non-degenerate counterparts.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TEE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TEE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes a list of commands to a specified file at the same
time that the commands are being executed.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TERM.html"><span class="command"><strong>TERM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies various terminal driver options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_THEXPAND.html"><span class="command"><strong>THEXPAND</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Enables or disables thermal loading</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_THOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>THOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies nonlinear transient thermal solution options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TIFF.html"><span class="command"><strong>TIFF</strong></span>  </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Provides TIFF file Export for ANSYS Displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>TIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the time for a load step.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TIMERANGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>TIMERANGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the time range for which data are to be stored.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TIMINT.html"><span class="command"><strong>TIMINT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Turns on transient effects.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TIMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>TIMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Improves the quality of tetrahedral elements that are
not associated with a volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TINTP.html"><span class="command"><strong>TINTP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines transient integration parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TITLE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TITLE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a main title.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TLABEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TLABEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation text (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TOFFST.html"><span class="command"><strong>TOFFST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the temperature offset from absolute zero to zero.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TOPER_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*TOPER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Operates on table parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TORQ2D.html"><span class="command"><strong>TORQ2D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates torque on a body in a magnetic field.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TORQC2D.html"><span class="command"><strong>TORQC2D</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates torque on a body in a magnetic field based on a circular
path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TORQSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>TORQSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Summarizes electromagnetic torque calculations on element components.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TORUS.html"><span class="command"><strong>TORUS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a toroidal volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRANS.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRANS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reformats <span class="filename"><strong>File.GRPH</strong></span> for improved performance
with plotters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRANSFER.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRANSFER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a pattern of nodes to another coordinate system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>*TREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads data from an external file into a table array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TREF.html"><span class="command"><strong>TREF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the reference temperature for the thermal strain
calculations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRIAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TRIAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Shows the global XYZ coordinate triad on displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRLCY.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TRLCY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the level of translucency.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRNOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRNOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies transient analysis options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRPDEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRPDEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes particle flow or charged particle trace points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRPLIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRPLIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the particle flow or charged particle trace points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRPOIN.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRPOIN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a point through which a particle flow or charged particle
trace will travel.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TRTIME.html"><span class="command"><strong>TRTIME</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the options used for the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_PLTRAC.html" title="PLTRAC"><span class="command"><strong>PLTRAC</strong></span></a> (particle
flow or charged particle trace) command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TSHAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>TSHAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines simple 2-D and 3-D geometric surfaces for target segment
elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TSPEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TSPEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates annotation text attributes (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TSRES.html"><span class="command"><strong>TSRES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines an array of key times at which the time-stepping strategy
changes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TUNIF.html"><span class="command"><strong>TUNIF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns a uniform temperature to all nodes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>TVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Changes time to the cumulative iteration number.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TXTRE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TXTRE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls application of texture to selected items. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TYPE_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/TYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the type of display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_TYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>TYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the element type attribute pointer.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_U_TOC.html">XXII. U Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UCMD.html"><span class="command"><strong>/UCMD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Assigns a user-defined command name.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UDOC_sl.html"><span class="command"><strong>/UDOC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Determines position and content for the multi-legend options. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UI.html"><span class="command"><strong>/UI</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Activates specified GUI dialog boxes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UIMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>UIMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines constant material properties (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UIS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/UIS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the GUI behavior.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ULIB.html"><span class="command"><strong>*ULIB</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Identifies a macro library file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UNDELETE.html"><span class="command"><strong>UNDELETE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Removes results sets from the group of sets selected for editing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UNDO.html"><span class="command"><strong>UNDO</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows the user to modify or save commands issued since the last
RESUME or SAVE command. </span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UNITS.html"><span class="command"><strong>/UNITS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Annotates the database with the system of units used.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UNPAUSE.html"><span class="command"><strong>UNPAUSE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Restores use of a temporarily released product license.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UPCOORD.html"><span class="command"><strong>UPCOORD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Modifies the coordinates of the active set of nodes, based
on the current displacements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_UPGEOM.html"><span class="command"><strong>UPGEOM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds displacements from a previous analysis and updates the geometry
of the finite element model to the deformed configuration.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_USE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*USE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Executes a macro file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_USER.html"><span class="command"><strong>/USER</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Conveniently resets <a href="Hlp_C_FOCUS.html" class="olink"><span class="command"><strong>/FOCUS</strong></span></a> and <a href="Hlp_C_DIST.html" class="olink"><span class="command"><strong>/DIST</strong></span></a> to
USER.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_USRCAL.html"><span class="command"><strong>USRCAL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows user-solution subroutines to be activated or deactivated.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_USRDOF.html"><span class="command"><strong>USRDOF</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the degrees of freedom for the user-defined
element <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_USER300.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">USER300</span></a>.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_USRELEM.html"><span class="command"><strong>USRELEM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the characteristics of the user-defined element <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_USER300.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">USER300</span></a>.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_V_TOC.html">XXIII. V Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_V.html"><span class="command"><strong>V</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a volume through keypoints.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_V2DOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>V2DOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies 2-D/axisymmetric view factor calculation options.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VA.html"><span class="command"><strong>VA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a volume bounded by existing areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VABS.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VABS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies the absolute value function to array parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VADD.html"><span class="command"><strong>VADD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds separate volumes to create a single volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VARDEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>VARDEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes a variable (GUI).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VARNAM.html"><span class="command"><strong>VARNAM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Names (or renames) a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VATT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VATT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Associates element attributes with the selected, unmeshed volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VCLEAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>VCLEAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes nodes and volume elements associated with selected volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VCOL.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VCOL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the number of columns in matrix operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VCONE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/VCONE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the view cone angle for perspective displays.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VCROSS.html"><span class="command"><strong>VCROSS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms element table items from the cross product of two vectors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VCUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VCUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows array parameter results to add to existing results.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VDDAM.html"><span class="command"><strong>VDDAM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the velocity spectrum computation constants for the
analysis of shock resistance of shipboard structures.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VDELE.html"><span class="command"><strong>VDELE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Deletes unmeshed volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VDGL.html"><span class="command"><strong>VDGL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists keypoints of a volume that lie on a parametric degeneracy.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VDOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VDOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an element table item from the dot product of two vectors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VDRAG.html"><span class="command"><strong>VDRAG</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates volumes by dragging an area pattern along a path.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VEC.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VEC</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a vector.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VEDIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VEDIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Allows numerical array parameters to be graphically edited.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VEORIENT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VEORIENT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies brick element orientation for volume mapped (hexahedron)
meshing.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VEXT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VEXT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional volumes by extruding areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VFACT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VFACT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Applies a scale factor to array parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VFILL.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VFILL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Fills an array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VFOPT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VFOPT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies options for the view
factor file and calculates view factors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VFQUERY.html"><span class="command"><strong>VFQUERY</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Queries and prints element Hemicube view factors and average view
factor.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VFSM.html"><span class="command"><strong>VFSM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adjusts view factor matrix to satisfy reciprocity and/or
row sum properties.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VFUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VFUN</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Performs a function on a single array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VGEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>VGEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates additional volumes from a pattern of volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VGET_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VGET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Retrieves values and stores them into an array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VGET.html"><span class="command"><strong>VGET</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Moves a variable into an array parameter vector.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VGLUE.html"><span class="command"><strong>VGLUE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates new volumes by "gluing" volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VIEW.html"><span class="command"><strong>/VIEW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the viewing direction for the display.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VIMP.html"><span class="command"><strong>VIMP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Improves the quality of the tetrahedral elements in the
selected volume(s).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VINP.html"><span class="command"><strong>VINP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the pairwise intersection of volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VINV.html"><span class="command"><strong>VINV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Finds the intersection of volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VITRP.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VITRP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Forms an array parameter by interpolation of a table.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VLEN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VLEN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the number of rows to be used in array parameter operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VLIST.html"><span class="command"><strong>VLIST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the defined volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VLSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>VLSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a scaled set of volumes from a pattern of volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VMASK.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VMASK</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies an array parameter as a masking vector.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VMESH.html"><span class="command"><strong>VMESH</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates nodes and volume elements within volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VOFFST.html"><span class="command"><strong>VOFFST</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates a volume, offset from a given area.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VOLUMES.html"><span class="command"><strong>VOLUMES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies "Volumes" as the subsequent status topic.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VOPER.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VOPER</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Operates on two array parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VOVLAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>VOVLAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Overlaps volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VPLOT_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Graphs columns (vectors) of array parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VPLOT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VPLOT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Displays the selected volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VPTN.html"><span class="command"><strong>VPTN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Partitions volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VPUT_st.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VPUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> -  Restores array parameter values into the ANSYS database.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VPUT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VPUT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Moves an array parameter vector into a variable.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VREAD.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VREAD</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Reads data and produces an array parameter vector or matrix.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VROTAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>VROTAT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates cylindrical volumes by rotating an area pattern about
an axis.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSBA.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSBA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts areas from volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSBV.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSBV</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts volumes from volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSBW.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSBW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Subtracts intersection of the working plane from volumes (divides
volumes).</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSCALE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/VSCALE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Scales the length of displayed vectors.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSCFUN.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VSCFUN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Determines properties of an array parameter.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSEL.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSEL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects a subset of volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSLA.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSLA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Selects those volumes containing the selected areas.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSTAT.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VSTAT</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Lists the current specifications for the array parameters.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSUM.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSUM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Calculates and prints geometry statistics of the selected volumes.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSWEEP.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSWEEP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Fills an existing unmeshed volume with elements by sweeping the
mesh from an adjacent area through the volume.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VSYMM.html"><span class="command"><strong>VSYMM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Generates volumes from a volume pattern by symmetry reflection.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VTRAN.html"><span class="command"><strong>VTRAN</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Transfers a pattern of volumes to another coordinate system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VTYPE.html"><span class="command"><strong>VTYPE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the viewing procedure used to determine the form factors
for the Radiation Matrix method.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VUP.html"><span class="command"><strong>/VUP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the global Cartesian coordinate system reference orientation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_VWRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>*VWRITE</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes data to a file in a formatted sequence.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_W_TOC.html">XXIV. W Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WAIT.html"><span class="command"><strong>/WAIT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Causes a delay before the reading of the next command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WAVES.html"><span class="command"><strong>WAVES</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Initiates reordering.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WERASE.html"><span class="command"><strong>WERASE</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Erases all reordering wave lists.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WFRONT.html"><span class="command"><strong>WFRONT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Estimates wavefront statistics.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WINDOW.html"><span class="command"><strong>/WINDOW</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the window size on the screen.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WMID.html"><span class="command"><strong>WMID</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies reordering options for the <a class="link" href="Hlp_C_WAVES.html" title="WAVES"><span class="command"><strong>WAVES</strong></span></a> command.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WMORE.html"><span class="command"><strong>WMORE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Adds more nodes to the starting wave list.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WPAVE.html"><span class="command"><strong>WPAVE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Moves the working plane origin to the average of specified points.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WPCSYS.html"><span class="command"><strong>WPCSYS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines the working plane location based on a coordinate
system.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WPLANE.html"><span class="command"><strong>WPLANE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a working plane to assist in picking operations.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WPOFFS.html"><span class="command"><strong>WPOFFS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Offsets the working plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WPROTA.html"><span class="command"><strong>WPROTA</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Rotates the working plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WPSTYL.html"><span class="command"><strong>WPSTYL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the display and style of the working plane.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WRFULL.html"><span class="command"><strong>WRFULL</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Stops solution after assembling global matrices.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WRITE.html"><span class="command"><strong>WRITE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes the radiation matrix file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WRITEMAP.html"><span class="command"><strong>WRITEMAP</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Writes interpolated pressure data to a file.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WRK.html"><span class="command"><strong>*WRK</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Sets the active workspace number.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WSORT.html"><span class="command"><strong>WSORT</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Initiates element reordering based upon a geometric sort.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WSPRINGS.html"><span class="command"><strong>WSPRINGS</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates weak springs on corner nodes of a bounding box of the
currently selected elements.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_WSTART.html"><span class="command"><strong>WSTART</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Defines a starting wave list.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="WTBCREATE.html"><span class="command"><strong>WTBCREATE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Creates a <a href="../ans_elem/Hlp_E_USER300.html" class="olink"><span class="structname">USER300</span></a> element to
model the turbine for full aeroelastic coupling analysis and specifies
relevant settings for the analysis.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_X_TOC.html">XXV. X Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_XFRM.html"><span class="command"><strong>/XFRM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Controls the centroid or the axis of dynamic rotation.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_XRANGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/XRANGE</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a linear abscissa (X) scale range.</span></dt><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_XVAR.html"><span class="command"><strong>XVAR</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies the X variable to be displayed.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_Y_TOC.html">XXVI. Y Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_YRANGE.html"><span class="command"><strong>/YRANGE</strong></span> </a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Specifies a linear ordinate (Y) scale range.</span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="reference"><a href="Hlp_Z_TOC.html">XXVII. Z Commands</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="refentrytitle"><a href="Hlp_C_ZOOM.html"><span class="command"><strong>/ZOOM</strong></span></a></span><span class="refpurpose"> - Zooms a region of a display window.</span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div></div><hr><p class="legalfooter"><small><i>Release 15.0 - &copy; SAS IP, Inc. All rights reserved.</i></small></p></body></html>